Registered Nurse | Theatre Experienced/Qualified
- Minimum qualification
- Diploma
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** This role is for a Theatre Registered Nurse at Life Sport Science Orthopaedic Surgical Day Centre, part of Life Healthcare. The successful candidate will report to the Unit Manager and be responsible for assisting the surgical team in performing successful surgical procedures and ensuring patients receive optimal care, aligning with company and hospital strategic objectives. **What you will do** * **Ensure effective financial management by:** * Managing theatre clocking time for accurate charging. * Ensuring consignment stock, equipment, and prosthesis are charged according to policy. * Participating in regular stock-taking and controlling consignment stock in accordance with hospital local policy. * **Affect the functioning of theatre equipment and instrumentation by:** * Educating and supervising staff on the correct utilization of equipment to ensure its proper use. * **Provide Quality patient care by:** * Obtaining correct information pre-operatively and visiting the patient post-operatively. * Ensuring the patient is comfortable and assisting the doctor during the surgical procedure. * **Ensure effective people management by:** * Providing theatre-specific training and assessing the competence of staff. * Assisting the Unit Manager to correctly monitor normal and overtime hours. * Ensuring the theatre team works according to their scope of practice. * Giving feedback to the Unit Manager to assess optimal performance. * **Ensure effective SHEQ management by:** * Ensuring the use of personal protective clothing and complying with ISO requirements. * Ensuring the disposal of medical waste to effectively control infection. * **Maintain effective relationships with internal/external stakeholders by:** * Attending review and consultative forum meetings to maintain healthy relationships with internal stakeholders. * Reporting and escalating unresolved issues to the Unit Manager to maintain a healthy relationship with external stakeholders. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * General Nursing Degree / Diploma * Operating Theatre Qualification advantageous * RN should be able to scrub for ENT, Orthopedics, Plastics, dental, Urology. * Registration with SANC * Relevant experience and technical skill to meet the critical outputs * Understanding of the private healthcare industry, its challenges and role players would be an advantage * Computer proficiency would be an advantage **Who should apply** The ideal candidate is a Registered Nurse holding a General Nursing Degree/Diploma, registered with SANC, and possesses relevant experience and technical skills to meet the critical outputs of the role. They should specifically be able to scrub for ENT, Orthopedics, Plastics, dental, and Urology procedures. An Operating Theatre Qualification, an understanding of the private healthcare industry, and computer proficiency are advantageous. Additionally, candidates should demonstrate competencies in problem-solving, analysis and judgment, resilience, engaging diversity, verbal & written communication, presentation, influencing, drive & energy, excellence orientation, building relationships, customer responsiveness, organizational awareness, and ethical behaviour. **Deadline** 9th October, 2026 **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/registered-nurse-theatre-experienced-qualified-life-healthcare-2 Source: myjobmag
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